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Court clears Mubarak over 2011 protest deaths

2014-11-29 5 Dailymotion

(Arabic) JUDGE, MAHMOUD KAMEL AL-RASHIDI<br/> <br />"The court has ruled that he is innocent."<br/> <br />Supporters rejoice as former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is cleared of criminal charges over the killing of 239 protesters in the 2011 revolt.<br/> <br />The now-frail 86-year-old was sentenced to life in prison in 2012 for conspiring to murder the demonstrators, sowing chaos and creating a security vacuum during the 18-day revolt.<br/> <br />But during this retrial, the judge says criminal charges should never have been brought against Mubarak in the case.<br/> <br />Outside the court, passionate reactions came from both supporters and opponents.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MUBARAK SUPPORTER, NAEMA MOHAMED, SAYING:<br/> <br />"No one could remove you. The Egyptian people all love you; from the youngest to the eldest; from the illiterate to the educated. We adore you. Of course we agree."<br/> <br />The retrial also saw charges cleared for Mubarak's interior minister and six security aides.<br/> <br />But Mubarak him

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